The Wind and the Moon

What did the wind think happened according to stanza 10

• He thought the Moon ran away and then came back

• He thought he killed the moon and brought her back to life

• He thought he knocked the wind out of the sky and then put her back

• He thought he scared the wind and then made friends with her

What does the wind mean in the second stanza when he says he has knocked off the moon's edge?

• He became friends with the wind

• He blew the moon's light out

• He made the moon's light dimmer

• He knocked the moon out the sky

According to stanza 7, what is the wind doing?

• Throwing an angry fit because of the moon

• Celebrating the moon going away

• Looking for the moon

• Celebrating the moon's light

How did the wind feel about the moon?

• He thought she was annoying

• He thought she was friendly

• He thought she was mean

• He thought she was powerful

What was actually happening as the wind was blowing at the moon?

• The moon was dodging the wind's blows

• The moon was sleeping and did not hear

• The moon was going through her phases and did not hear the wind

• The moon did not care about what the wind thought.

Which of the following statements best expresses how the author of "The Wind and the Moon" develops the thoughts of the wind and the moon?

• he reveals the wind's thoughts through dialogue and the moon's through narration

• he reveals both of their thoughts through dialogue

• he does not use dialogue, he only uses narration

• he reveals the moon's thoughts through dialogue, and the wind's through narration

In line 2 of "The Wind and the Moon" the author uses what type of figurative language?

• idiom

• metaphor

• symbolism

• simile

In "The Wind and the Moon" how do stanzas 1 and 2 fit in with the rest of the poem?

• they introduce a setting

• they describe the strength of the wind

• they show the motivations of the wind

• they describe the moon

Which of the following does the wind in each poem have in common?

• it is angry

• It is loud

• it hates the moon

• it interacts with other elements of nature

What is the difference between each author's presentation of the wind?

• one give the wind human qualities and one does not

• one presents the wind as hostile while one presents it as mysterious

• there are no differences

• the author does not describe the wind, only the moon